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/ˈhɛɹəʊɪzəm/
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/ˈhɛɹoʊɪzəm/
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/ˈhiɹoʊɪzəm/
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HH EH1 R OW0 IH2 Z AH0 M
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The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: heroship
Antonyms: none provided
the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he showed great heroism in battle he received a medal for valor
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gallantry, valor, valour, valorousness, valiance, valiancy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: courage, courageousness, bravery, braveness
From French héroïsme, equivalent to hero + -ism.
Across languages
Translations 111 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian :
heroizëm
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Southern Altai :
баатырлык
(baatïrlïk)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Arabic :
بَسَالَة
(basāla)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Arabic :
بُطُولَة
(buṭūla)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Armenian :
հերոսություն
(herosutʻyun)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Azerbaijani :
qəhrəmanlıq
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Belarusian :
гераі́зм
(hjeraízm)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Belarusian :
гэраі́зм
(heraízm)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Belarusian :
геро́йства
(hjerójstva)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Belarusian :
гэро́йства
(herójstva)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Bulgarian :
геро́йство
(gerójstvo)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Bulgarian :
герои́зъм
(geroízǎm)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Burmese :
သူရဲကောင်းဝါဒ
(surai:kaung:wada.)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Catalan :
heroisme
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Catalan :
heroïcitat
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Chinese Mandarin :
英雄主義 /英雄主义
(yīngxióngzhǔyì)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Chinese Mandarin :
豪氣 /豪气
(háoqì)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Czech :
hrdinství
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Czech :
heroismus
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Danish :
heltemod
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Dutch :
heldenmoed
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Estonian :
kangelaslikkus
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Finnish :
sankaruus
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
French :
héroïsme
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Galician :
heroísmo
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Georgian :
გმირობა
(gmiroba)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
German :
Heldenmut
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
German :
Heroismus
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
German :
Heldentum
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Greek :
ηρωισμός
(iroïsmós)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Hebrew :
גְבוּרָה
(gvurá)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Hindi :
शौर्य
(śaurya)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Hindi :
वीरता
(vīrtā)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Hungarian :
hősiesség
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Indonesian :
kepahlawanan
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Irish :
laochas
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Italian :
eroismo
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Japanese :
勇壮
(yūsō)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Japanese :
英雄主義
(eiyūshugi)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Japanese :
ヒロイズム
(hiroizumu)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Kazakh :
қаһармандық
(qaharmandyq)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Kazakh :
ерлік
(erlık)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Kazakh :
батырлық
(batyrlyq)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Khmer :
វីរភាព
(viirĕəʼphiəp)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Khmer :
វីរសម្បត្តិ
(viirĕəʼ sɑmbat)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Korean :
영웅심
(yeong'ungsim)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Korean :
영웅주의
(yeong'ungjuui)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Central Kurdish :
قارەمانی
(qaremanî)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Northern Kurdish :
qehremanî
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Kyrgyz :
баатырдык
(baatırdık)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Kyrgyz :
каармандык
(kaarmandık)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Kyrgyz :
эрдик
(erdik)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Lao :
ນະຣຶການ
(na rư kān)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Lao :
ວີລະກໍາ
(wī la kam)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Lao :
ວີຣະກໍາ
(wī ra kam)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Latvian :
heroisms
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Latvian :
varonība
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Lithuanian :
heroizmas
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Lithuanian :
didvyriškumas
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Macedonian :
ју́наштво
(júnaštvo)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Macedonian :
хе́ројство
(hérojstvo)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Macedonian :
херои́зам
(heroízam)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Malay :
kepahlawanan
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Māori :
hautoa
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Norwegian Bokmål :
heroisme
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Norwegian Bokmål :
heltemot
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Pashto :
قهرماني
(qahramāni)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Persian :
قهرمانی
(qahramâni)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Persian :
بسالت
(basâlat)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Polish :
bohaterstwo
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Polish :
heroizm
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Polish :
bohaterskość
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Portuguese :
heroísmo
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Romanian :
eroism
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Russian :
герои́зм
(geroízm)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Russian :
геро́йство
(gerójstvo)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Sanskrit :
शवस्
(śavas)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Sanskrit :
शौर्य
(śaurya)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Scottish Gaelic :
tapachd
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Serbo-Croatian :
хероѝзам
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Serbo-Croatian :
херо́јство
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Serbo-Croatian :
јуна́штво
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Serbo-Croatian :
heroìzam
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Serbo-Croatian :
herójstvo
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Serbo-Croatian :
junáštvo
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Slovak :
hrdinstvo
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Slovak :
heroizmus
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Slovene :
junaštvo
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Slovene :
herojstvo
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Spanish :
heroísmo
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Swahili :
ushujaa
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Swedish :
hjältemod
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Swedish :
heroism
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Tajik :
қаҳрамонӣ
(qahramoni)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Tamil :
வீரம்
(vīram)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Tatar :
батырлык
(batırlıq)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Thai :
วีรกรรม
(wii-rá-gam)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Turkish :
kahramanlık
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Ottoman Turkish :
قهرمانلق
(kahramanlık)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Turkmen :
gahrymanlyk
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Turkmen :
gahrymançylyk
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Ukrainian :
герої́зм
(herojízm)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Ukrainian :
геро́йство
(herójstvo)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Urdu :
بَہادُری
(bahādurī)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Urdu :
بَسالَت
(basālat)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Uyghur :
قەھرىمانلىق
(qehrimanliq)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Uzbek :
qahramonlik
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Vietnamese :
chủ nghĩa anh hùng
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Vietnamese :
tinh thần anh hùng
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Volapük :
heroed
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
Yiddish :
גבֿורה
(gvure)
— the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them
